Month: May 2015

Even putting aside the obvious equality issues, you have to wonder about the mindset of those who try so hard to determine what is NOT a right.

Like people who like to examine the Constitution only to point out what is NOT explicitly included (such as the right of privacy, for example). What kind of instincts motivate them? They seem to painfully misunderstand the very purpose of the Bill of Rights. I’m paraphrasing the wonderful writer Peter David here — one of his columns excellently explained that the Constitution is meant to preserve and expand rights, and not to limit them.

Isn’t the Ninth Amendment supposed to confer all reasonably expected rights that are not included elsewhere in the document? It is there because the Founding Fathers knew that other fundamental rights, not explicitly spelled out in the Bill of Rights, could come under attack.

Flamebound (Lone Star Witch, #2) by Tessa Adams This is the second book in the Lone Star Witch Series by Tessa Adams; the first book is Soulbound. This series showed promise, which is why I went on to the second book: strong female protagonist, interesting cast of characters, some mystery, intrigue and magic, and a… Continue reading Review: Flamebound

The Maze Runner by James Dashner. I just love me some post-apocalyptic angsty emo teen thrillers! No, really. I do. I've seen The Day After Tomorrow like, twenty times. The action in this book started off slowly, like a freight train, then sped up about halfway through, and kept a breakneck pace to the end. The… Continue reading Review: The Maze Runner by James Dashner